Applications of Quantum Field Theory: From Graphene Physics to Gravitation and Cosmology
A special issue of Physics (ISSN 2624-8174). This special issue belongs to the section "Condensed Matter Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editors
2. Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg 195251, Russia
Interests: atomic physics; plasma diagnostics; Casimir effect in condensed matter and atomic physics; electrical and optical properties of graphene; nanotechnology; constraints on non- Newtonian gravity and axionlike particles; dark matter
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2. Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg 195251, Russia
Interests: quantum field theory in curved spacetime; early cosmology; Casimir effect in condensed matter; atomic and gravitational physics; electrical and optical properties of graphene; quantum metrology; constraints on hypothetical interactions; dark matter and dark energy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is of a multi-disciplinary character. It is devoted to parallel applications of the methods of Quantum Field Theory (QFT), which proved to be highly successful, in the diverse areas of physics ranging from condensed matter physics, gravitation and cosmology to atomic and applied physics.
It is common knowledge that QFT is used not only as a basis for the Standard Model of elementary particles and their interactions—electromagnetic, weak, and strong—but also as an irreplaceable instrument in condensed matter physics. Many phenomena, such as superconductivity, the quantum Hall effect, the Josephson effect, phase transitions and others, are described using the formalism of QFT. Although the fully satisfactory quantum theory of gravitation has not yet been established, the methods of QFT are extensively applied in gravitation and cosmology. Specifically, QFT in curved space-time has achieved much success and become part of the Standard Cosmological Model. QFT methods are also used in atomic physics to describe the Lamb shift, ultracold atoms, simple atomic systems, such as positronium and muonium, the Casimir-Polder interaction.
Currently, the thermal QFT provides a theoretical description of the Casimir effect for metallic, dielectric, and semiconductor bodies as well as novel nanomaterials such as graphene, which is of great importance for applied physics.
We welcome contributions of original and review articles on the most topical novel applications of QFT in different areas of fundamental and applied physics.
Prof. Dr. Galina L. Klimchitskaya
Prof. Dr. Vladimir M. Mostepanenko
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- quantum field theory
- thermal quantum field theory
- Casimir force
- Casimir-Polder force
- vacuum polarization
- elementary particles
- hypothetical interactions
- particle creation from vacuum
- black holes
- cosmology
- atomic level shift
- muonium
- positronium
- graphene
- metamaterials
- nanotechnology
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